stonecrandall Chapter 39 Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony
Chapter 39 Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony
Chapter 39 Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony
Time flies, and two years have passed.
Ye Qifeng was six years old and had grown into a tall boy of about 1.3 meters. The baby fat on his face had faded, and his handsome features had become more obvious.
Today marks the annual day for awakening one's martial spirit.
It was time for Ye Qifeng to awaken his martial soul.
As soon as it was light, Ye Qifeng got up early, washed up, had breakfast at the orphanage canteen, and then returned to the dormitory to change into the new clothes that the orphanage director had given him.
Ye Qifeng sat on the bed, quietly waiting for Dean Li Qing's summons.
He glanced around at the dormitory where he had lived for five years, his expression slightly complicated.
After today.
He will likely end up like Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.
I'm afraid I won't be back for a long time.
Ye Qifeng had no idea what kind of thing would emerge from awakening his martial soul.
If Ye Qifeng awakens a useless martial soul, or has no innate soul power at all, even if he thoroughly studies all the books in the Spirit Hall's archives and his current understanding of martial souls far surpasses that of most people, he would probably still find it difficult to become a Soul Master.
Unless, of course, some extraordinary encounter occurs.
For example, rare herbs and other extraordinary items that can alter the very essence of a martial soul.
However, for some reason, Ye Qifeng had a premonition that he might awaken some extraordinary martial soul.
He himself didn't know why he had this premonition.
That's very strange.
He couldn't figure it out for a while.
I decided to stop thinking about it.
Even if he awakens a useless martial soul that cannot be cultivated, he will still try his best to become a soul master.
Regardless, once you arrive in the world of Douluo Continent, you absolutely must acquire some high-quality medicinal herbs.
Good stuff like this, how can we let that bastard Tang San enjoy it?
Ye Qifeng had a vague sense of anticipation regarding the awakening of his martial soul.
However, unlike Hu Liena and the others when they awakened their martial souls, they were surprisingly calm and composed.
For six years, his state of mind remained calm and undisturbed.
He always had a feeling that he had forgotten an experience, or lost something very important.
But after thinking it over carefully, he didn't find anything unusual. He still remembered his memories from his past life, and his memories of this life were just those, mostly trivial matters from his life in the orphanage.
Ye Qifeng shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
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Because Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were assigned to cultivate, they were unable to accompany Ye Qifeng to watch his Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony.
Hu Liena was saddened for a long time because of this.
Since her Soul Master cultivation got on the right track, Bibi Dong began to increase the amount of training tasks she was given.
Hu Liena visited Ye Qifeng less and less often, from once a week at the beginning, to once every two weeks, then every three weeks, then once a month...
Now, the two have not seen each other for a full two months.
For the past two years, Hu Liena has been almost entirely busy with studying and self-cultivation.
That is why, at only eight years old, she was already a level twenty-one Great Soul Master.
Even Xie Yue and Yan benefited from this, as both of them reached the level of a level 25 Great Soul Master.
Soon, the call to assemble from downstairs came from Dean Li Qing.
After putting on his shoes and straightening his clothes, Ye Qifeng went downstairs to meet up.
One by one, more than a dozen children who had turned six years old came to the orphanage.
As in previous years.
Dean Li Qing and two teachers led the group on foot to the Martial Soul Temple in Xicheng District, which was two blocks away.
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Half an hour later.
The group finally arrived at the Martial Soul Temple in the West District.
Templar Knights, belonging to the Martial Soul Temple of the West District, were patrolling and guarding the area to maintain order.
The square in front of the temple was already full of people.
Almost all of them were accompanied by their parents, standing in lines in different blocks to wait.
The Spirit Hall Orphanage also has its own designated area within its district. Dean Li Qing and two teachers led a group of children to this area, where they lined up to wait.
The children in the orphanage were somewhat nervous and dared not speak, but they looked around curiously.
Seeing other children with their parents, the orphans' eyes were filled with envy.
However, Ye Qifeng was relatively calm.
When people see this kind of scene, they usually just laugh it off.
He was also an orphan in his past life. He had envied others when he was a child, but he didn't feel anything about it when he grew up.
He was different from his older brother who lacked love.
He lacked love to the point that he had an almost abnormal obsession with his parents and family.
It's not that he's cold-blooded, but rather that he's long since come to terms with it.
Since I'm here, I'll make the best of it. Even if I'm alone, I can still live a good life.
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More than ten minutes later.
The Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony has officially begun.
A temple bishop emerged from the Martial Soul Hall in the West District and began summoning children from each neighborhood in turn to enter and awaken their Martial Souls.
Adults are not allowed to go in.
Templar warriors with halberds guarded the temple gates, and the adults were stopped outside and made to wait.
Every time a child goes in to awaken their martial spirit, the adults anxiously peek inside, appearing even more nervous than their children.
Once the child awakens their martial soul, they swarm around, either asking questions or receiving the soul master certificate to check the results. After getting the answer they want, some weep with joy and laugh heartily, while others are saddened and disappointed, dejected and heartbroken.
Half an hour later, it was finally the orphanage's turn.
Dean Li Qing and the two teachers gave some instructions:
"Children, don't be nervous once you go in. Just follow the instructions of His Holiness the bishop."
Afterwards, Ye Qifeng followed the group into the domed sanctuary.
In the center of the hall, Bishop Sivis, dressed in a white and silver-threaded robe, stood in the center of the hall.
Before the Platinum Bishop Sivis.
Six large, sparkling gemstones are arranged in a hexagon, with patterns carved from special materials, forming a large six-pointed star array.
This is a formation specifically for awakening martial spirits.
In theory, a Soul Master can directly inject Soul Power into a human body to guide the awakening of a Martial Soul, but this will consume a large amount of the Soul Master's Soul Power, and most of it will be wasted and dissipated, making it a losing proposition.
Unless you are a powerful Soul Douluo or above with profound Soul Power, never try to awaken someone else's Martial Soul without going through the Awakening Formation.
Few soul masters can withstand such a massive loss of soul power. If they are not careful, their soul power may be drained in an instant, causing them to suffer backlash and injury, or even lose their lives.
The existence of the hexagram array is to solve this problem.
It can not only stabilize and enhance soul power, preventing it from being wasted, but also greatly reduce the amount of soul power used by the soul master who is in charge of awakening.
At the same time, it can also isolate the Soul Master who is presiding over the ceremony from the Awakened One, preventing the two from coming into direct contact, thereby protecting the presiding Soul Master from backlash and ensuring the Soul Master's safety.
With the existence of the six-pointed star array, even if problems occur during the awakening of the martial soul, the presiding soul master can withdraw the soul power in time, and at most the materials used to construct the array will be damaged.
Beside it, there is a pillar that is more than half a meter high.
A blue crystal ball, about the size of a human head, was placed on top, shimmering with a hazy light, instantly attracting the attention of all the children.
This is a soul power crystal used to test innate soul power.
It is essentially a special soul tool, made from a unique crystal that is highly sensitive to soul power.
Because of the rarity of the raw materials and the complexity of the manufacturing process, it is very expensive and is an extremely rare item that only the Spirit Hall and other major powers can afford to possess.
Only the Spirit Hall possesses the manufacturing technology and the ability to produce and possess large quantities of these products across the entire continent.
This is why, throughout the entire Douluo Continent, only the Spirit Hall has the capability and the willingness to awaken martial souls for the general public free of charge.
The one held by the Martial Soul Temple in the West District can detect up to level 30 soul power.
It is more than sufficient to test the innate soul power of a six-year-old child when he awakens his martial soul.
(End of this chapter)